Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Elon Invitational on September 15, 2025 , , t-1st of 13
WGOLF
Final
James Madison
vs Elon Invitational
t-1st of 13
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Grace Petzold
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- High School:
- Plymouth
- Previous:
- St. Catherine
CAREER BESTS:
JMU BESTS:
James Madison (2025-26):
St. Catherine (2023-25):
High School:
Personal:
- Single Round: 67 (-5) at Wartburg Spring Invite, 4/4/25*
- 54-Hole Score: 214 (+1) at Elon Invitational, 9/16/25
- Finish: 1st at Wartburg Spring Invite, 4/5/25*
JMU BESTS:
- Single Round: 69 (-3) at Pirate Collegiate (2nd), 10/6/25
- 54-Hole Score: 214 (+1) at Elon Invitational, 9/16/25
- Finish:Â T-7th at Elon Invitational, 9/16/25
James Madison (2025-26):
- Played in 30 rounds and had stroke average of 74.63, second-lowest on the teamÂ
- Set a career-low 54-hole score at the Elon Invitational, finishing at 214 (+1)Â
- Produced the best finish of her season, with a tie for seventh at the Elon Invitational (9/16)Â
- Had an average score of 4.2164 on par-4 holes, the 12th-highest in program history
- Went 2-0-1 at the Great River Cup (2/16-17)
- Secured five top-25 finishes
- Finished with 60 birdies, third most on the teamÂ
- Dean's List (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2026)
St. Catherine (2023-25):
- Spent two seasons at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minn., of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- 2x Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Region (2024, 2025)
- 2023-24 MIAC Women's Golf Rookie of the Year
- 2x MIAC All-Conference (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Eight top-three finishes in 2024-25, including a win at the Wartburg Spring Invite on April 5
- Ranked as the No. 48 golfer in the Division III ranks
- Compiled an adjusted stroke average of 74.50 in 2024-25, playing in 25 rounds
- As a freshman in 2023-24, appeared in 25 rounds with a stroke average of 76.70
- Dean's List (2023-24)
- WGCA All-American Scholar (2023-24)
- Led St. Kate's to two appearances in the Division III Championship, tying for 22nd in 2023-24 with a three-round score of 234 (+18)
High School:
- Attended Providence Academy in Plymouth, Minn.
- 2023 Minnesota State High School League State Champion
- 2023 Minnesota All-State Selection
- 4x Section Champion
- Competed in the MSHSL Championships five times while placing third in 2021
- Three-Time Team Captain
Personal:
- Daughter of Mark and Ashley Petzold
- Father, Mark, played collegiate golf at North Florida
- Plans to major in psychology at JMU
- Enjoys cooking, baking, spending time with friends and family, and Legos
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